facilities

[sunrise111]

1. facilities - ?
2. exploration for - разведка. Что здесь слово for обозначает?

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It is impor tant that we continue this positive trend, and to facilitate this the Ministr y of Petroleum and Energy has recently established regulations on use of facilities by others. The objective of these regulations is to achieve ef ficient use of existing platforms and pipelines to ensure more exploration for and production of petroleum. This is par ticularly impor tant in mature areas of the continental shelf.

[bondar-s]

1. оборудование, инфраструктура
2. to explore(ation) for...petroleum - (проведение) вести нефтеразведку (горн., геологич. термин)